Political thugs threaten Bayelsa Governor's aides, disrupt PDP meeting

Political thugs reportedly invaded a stakeholders meeting of the members of the Peoples Democratic Party and threatened two aides of Bayelsa State,

In a report by Punch Newspaper, the Governor's aides are Special Adviser on Tertiary Education, Godswill Ziriki and the Chairman of the Local Government Service Commission, Adolphus Ofongo.

The political thugs reportedly invaded the stakeholders' meeting on Wednesday, August 15, 2018, and disrupted the gathering after threatening the two aides.

The PDP stakeholders meeting

According to the report, the political meeting was organised by the state's ruling party for candidates aspiring to represent Southern Ijaw Local Government Area at the Bayelsa State House of Assembly aspirants.

Convened by the Acting Chairman of the local government area, Kia Nigeria, the meeting had reportedly commenced one hour before the political thugs emerged to threaten the governor's aides in the presence and disrupt the entire process.

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The meeting, it was also reported, was convened to interact with over 14 state aspirants eyeing the seat of Constituency 3 at the state's Assembly.

In furtherance, some of the stakeholders at the meeting reportedly claimed the thugs targeted the two governor's aides.

The meeting, it was reported, held at the Latik Hotel on INEC Road, Yenagoa.

Suspected culprit

Punch reported that an incumbent member of the state's House of Assembly was responsible for the thugs' actions.

It was also reported that the planned return of a member of House of Assembly had been criticised by several aspirants when thugs disrupted the meeting and threatened to kill people.